I searched the forum and didn’t see a lot of opinions on this (and I thought I would). So. If you could renovate your owner’s lower duplex any way you wished, would you prefer: a) bedrooms on garden floor, home’s main entrance through shared stoop/lobby into parlor floor (higher ceiling kitchen & living room) with…
having it on the top sleeping floor is really an amenity you will be thanking yourself for years from now
Where Should Laundry Go?So you'd end up with a fire stair to the roof, plus a fire escape, plus a standard door to the stair hall. I'd say no problem, but would want to see if before betting my license on it. If you're extending the stairs to the roof, then you're filing and you need an architect. That architect should be able to give you a definitive answer.
can i close a doorway in an existing apt?Accord to code, the minimum dimension of bedroom is 8'. Practically 6.5' is too small for a bedroom too, queens size bed is 60"x80". Move the wall, if you really want two bedrooms there. By the way, how do you know that's a load bearing wall?
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